Join the City of Auburn Police Department in preventing crime and become a member of our Neighborhood Watch Experience. When we band together, we can help each other and effectively reduce crime in our neighborhoods. 

Our Neighborhood Watch Experience began in 2006 and has flourished steadily with 27 community programs established throughout the city. The success of the program is due to the cooperative involvement of police and citizens. By donating a small amount of your time to observe and report suspicious activities in your neighborhood, you can be one of thousands of citizens who are contributing to the prevention of crime. 

The objective of Neighborhood Watch Experience is to organize communities where residents are trained to be alert to potential crimes in their neighborhoods. Citizens are trained to keep watchful eyes on neighbors' homes and be alert to any suspicious or unusual activity that is occurring close to home.  With the quick identification of a potential problem in your area, we can provide a prompt response and the trained personnel to investigate any reported incident or suspicion.

In addition, police officers will aid you in developing security measures for your own home. Receiving a free home security inspection and taking property identification measures can help prevent a thief from choosing your home as a target. To designate your active participation in the Neighborhood Watch Experience, we will provide you with decals to be placed on windows in your home to deter would-be criminals. 

Thanks to the many concerned and involved citizens in the city of Auburn, our Neighborhood Watch Experience is a proven success. It is one of the smaller yet finer community programs in the USA and has received attention from other agencies. I hope you will become interested in this program. We'll be happy to provide you with more information about the Neighborhood Watch Experience. 

CALL YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR CRIME PREVENTION SERVICES

The Auburn Police Department offers a wide range of free crime prevention services to citizens. They include steps you can take to avoid being the victim of crime against property. The services are free, so call the Auburn Police Department and make an appointment.

If you have any questions about crime prevention services or the Neighborhood Watch Program, Contact the Auburn Police Department at 770-513-8657 and ask to speak with Cpl. J.J. Lynch, or contact him by email at corin11613@yahoo.com.

C.A.N.W.E. achieve our goal of ensuring the safety of our neighborhoods.  Y e s   W e   C a n !

The City of Auburn Neighborhood

Watch Experience

Three ways you can be an effective member of the program are:

1. CITIZEN PATROL- Join with your neighbors in volunteering your eyes and your ears on a regular basis to watch your neighborhood and report anything suspicious to the Auburn Police Department. Thieves and vandals are likely to go elsewhere when they know Neighborhood Watch is "all eyes" for them! Contact the crime prevention officer at the Auburn Police Department for assistance in organizing and training citizen patrol volunteers in your neighborhood.

2. FREE HOME SECURITY INSPECTION- A qualified and highly trained Auburn Police Officer will inspect the locks, doors and windows of your home with you. Exterior lighting, landscaping and other factors affecting the protection of your home from burglary also will be reviewed. The officer will make recommendations for improving your home security. You can arrange for a free inspection at your convenience by calling the Auburn Police Department.

3. PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION- An Auburn County Police Officer will instruct you on how to properly mark your property so it can be identified and how to make an inventory of your valuables. Property identification discourages thieves and makes fencing of stolen property more difficult. When recovered stolen property can be identified, it can be used as evidence against the thief and also can be returned by the police to its owner.

 "DO"S AND "DON'T"S TO PREVENT HOME BURGLARIES

DO make your home look like you're there. Lights turned off and on by timers give your home a "lived in look" when you're away.

DO have good locks. A high quality, one-inch deadbolt lock on every outside door is a basic requirement.

DON'T leave your home unlocked, even for a brief trip to the store or a visit to the neighbor across the street. Many homes have been burglarized in just such short periods of time.

DON'T hide a key outside your home. Leave the extra key with a trusted neighbor or friend. If you have deadbolt cylinder locks you must use a key to lock the door, and can't possibly lock yourself out.

DON'T put a name or address tag on your house or car keys. That's an open invitation to an unwelcome visitor should you ever lose your keys.

DO plug a radio into a timer set to go on when you're away. Set the radio to all-talk station, leave the volume low, and give a would-be burglar the impression you're talking to someone. Light and noise are burglars' worst enemies.

DO have a free home security inspection and be an active participant in Neighborhood Watch. REMEMBER: A thief wants to take the path of least resistance. Your participation in the City of Auburn Neighborhood Watch Experience provides the most resistance.

Be alert for strangers in your neighborhood! So many burglaries could be stopped or prevented if only more people would report suspicious happenings.

If your doors or windows look as if they've been tampered with, notify the police. Ask the neighbor who's watching your home while you're gone to check it carefully for you.

Notify the police immediately of any suspicious people, trucks or cars in the neighborhood. Don't worry about being a nuisance. Your police department will welcome your call and the opportunity to prevent a burglary. Remember, your belongings are yours; keeping them out of the hands of burglars and thieves is your responsibility.

Vandalism to homes, automobiles and other property is a major problem throughout Auburn Police Department. Help your neighbors and yourself by taking part in the City of Auburn Neighborhood Watch Experience! (C.A.N.W.E.) 

To report a suspicious activity call the Auburn Police Department at 770-513 -8657.

GET involved or BE involved!